IT'S SHARK TIME, Y'ALL! It's time to learn about some of the origins of the fear around sharks. We are talking about the Mediterranean, from the ancient to the Age of the Ocean, to dive deeper into why humanity fears our cartilaginous companions in the sea. Some of these stories are sure to make your jaw drop.REFERENCES:Mazzoldi, C., Bearzi, G., Brito, C., Carvalho, I., Desiderà, E., Endrizzi, L., Freitas, L., Giacomello, E., Giovos, I., Guidetti, P., Ressurreição, A., Tull, M., & MacDiarmid, A. (2019). From sea monsters to charismatic megafauna: Changes in perception and use of large marine animals. PLOS ONE, 14(12). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226810 Mojetta, A. R., Travaglini, A., Scacco, U., & Bottaro, M. (2018). Where sharks met humans: The Mediterranean Sea, history and myth of an ancient interaction between two dominant predators. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 21, 30–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2017.10.001 Santos-Buch, G. (2024, January 31). Tonnare: Ancient tuna fisheries in sicily & beyond. PastPathways. https://www.pastpathways.com/europe/italy/tonnare-ancient-tuna-fisheries-sicily-beyond/#:~:text=The%20term%20%E2%80%9Ctonnara%E2%80%9D%20refers%20to,rich%20historical%20and%20cultural%20significance. White, W. T. Mackerel Sharks, LAMNIDAE in Fishes of Australia, accessed 07 Aug 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/family/345Wikimedia Foundation. (2024, June 17). Halaf culture. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halaf_culture Wikimedia Foundation. (2025a, May 22). Chalcolithic. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcolithic#:~:text=The%20Chalcolithic%20(/%CB%88k%C3%A6,the%20late%203rd%20millennium%20BC. Wikimedia Foundation. (2025, July 2). Sharks in popular culture. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharks_in_popular_culture

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